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House of Lanvin

ball gown, 1950s

Description

Maker

  • House of Lanvin, founded 1890, French, manufacturer

Title

ball gown

Year

1950s

Medium

silk; pearl; bugle bead; rhinestone; sequin; feather

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pearl,
  • feather,
  • sequin,
  • silk,
  • rhinestone

Techniques

  • beadworking,
  • beaded,
  • beading,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered

Dimensions

127 cm (50 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Jeanne Lanvin...Paris
Castillo

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sturges

Object Number

84.176.3

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is ball gown with the accession number of 84.176.3. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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